British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has announced that he will not resign from the cabinet over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategies, putting an end to earlier speculations that he would step down over the issue following rifts with the premier.
In an interview with The Guardian on Tuesday, Johnson said it was about time British people heard what he had to say on the country’s exit from the European Union, playing down reports that he might quit this weekend.
“I am mystified by all this stuff,” Johnson said. “Not me, guv. I don’t know where it is coming from, honestly. It feels to me like an attempt to keep the great snore-athon story about my article running. I think that is what is going on.”
“I am loving this job. It is one of the greatest jobs in the world. It is a fantastic privilege,” he noted.
In a separate interview with Sky News in New York, Johnson also denied considering resignation when he was…